Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of St Olave
- Military Belt Fitting
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Edward II and York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Roman Fortress
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Sixties York
- The First Railway Station
- York Union Gas Works